Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.

She knew that the horse, born to serve nobly, had waited in vain for someone noble to serve. His spirit knew that nobility had gone out of men.

The novel is the highest example of subtle interrelatedness that man has discovered.

There is no such thing as liberty. You only change one sort of domination for another. All we can do is to choose our master.

The dead don't die. They look on and help.

Whatever men you take, keep the idea of man intact: let your soul wait whether your body does or not.

When I wish I was rich, then I know I am ill.